A joint venture of Atkins and Stantec has been selected by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide services for the agency’s extensive flood risk mapping and hazard mitigation programs.

The City of Vergennes, Vt., Public Works Department braced to protect the 2,700 citizens of the state’s oldest city when Hurricane Irene made landfall in North Carolina with wind gusts up to 115 mph along the East Coast.

With millions of gallons of raw sewage dumping into New Jersey waterways following Hurricane Sandy, University of Delaware scientists are using satellites to help predict the sludge’s track into the ocean.

Larson Electronics’ Magnalight.com announced a priority order management program to assist in the clean-up effort for businesses and municipalities in New England and areas affected by Hurricane Sandy.